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{{Doc header
|type=flow
|domain=medications
|title=View prescriptions and medications for an encounter
|summary=View the prescriptions and the prescribed medicines for an encounter, including inactive medicines.
|order=4
|introduced=3.0
|concept=Concepts/Medication Request
|reference=References/Medication Request
}}

== Overview ==

This flow describes how to view the prescriptions and the prescribed medicines for an encounter in Care.

== Pre-requisites ==

* The patient is registered in Care, and you open the encounter for that patient.
* You have the permissions listed below.

== Permissions ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Permission !! Access
|-
| Can view clinical data about patients || Lets you open the '''Medicines''' tab of the encounter.
|-
| Can Read encounter related clinical data || Lets you read the clinical records of the encounter.
|}

== Steps ==

=== 1. Open the Medicines tab ===

Open the encounter.

Select the '''Medicines''' tab.

{{Note|1=To open the '''Medicines''' tab from anywhere in the encounter, press <code>g</code> and then press <code>m</code>.}}

The '''Medicines''' tab has four sub-tabs:

{| class="wikitable"
! Sub-tab !! What it shows
|-
| Prescriptions || The prescriptions for this encounter.
|-
| Medication Statements || The ongoing or self-reported medicine use of the patient.
|-
| Medicine Administration || The record of the doses that staff gave.
|-
| Dispense History || The dispensing record of the pharmacy.
|}

{{Note|1=This flow covers the '''Prescriptions''' sub-tab. The other three sub-tabs hold separate records.}}

=== 2. Select a prescription ===

Select the '''Prescriptions''' sub-tab.

A list on one side shows the prescriptions for this encounter by name.

Select a prescription to see its medicines.

To see every medicine across every prescription at one time, select '''All Prescriptions'''.

=== 3. Read the medicine details ===

Care shows the medicines of the selected prescription in a table with these columns:

{| class="wikitable"
! Column !! What it shows
|-
| Medicine || The name of the medicine.
|-
| Dosage || The quantity of the medicine for each dose.
|-
| Frequency || How often the patient takes the medicine.
|-
| Duration || How long the patient takes the medicine.
|-
| Instructions || The instructions for the patient.
|}

=== 4. Show or hide inactive medicines ===

Care dims or strikes through the medicines that are no longer active. A medicine that staff marked as '''Entered in Error''' is one example.

Select the eye icon to show or hide these inactive medicines.

== Expected Outcome ==

* You see the prescriptions for the encounter and the medicines in each prescription.
* You see the dosage, frequency, duration, and instructions for each medicine.

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